A host of new bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to prevent people from modifying e-bikes to reach higher speeds and require e-bikes to attach a rear red reflector or light. This comes after more than half of OC’s cities adopted ordinances to regulate e-bikes amid complaints from residents and local officials about city streets becoming less safe.
Tag: e-bikes
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Black: A Local’s Path on E-Bikes; From Retailer to Safety Advocate
Beth’s mission is to provide strategic solutions for the complex causes of today’s e-bike safety problems — to empower communities and civic leaders through innovative approaches that focus on insightful education, effective enforcement, sophisticated use of behavioral psychology, and robust community engagement.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Black: E-Bike Un-Safety, Seeing the Whole Picture
David Rynerson’s article, “E-Bikes Aren’t the Problem: Unsafe Riders Are,” makes important points that can help our communities and kids stay safer. I agree with many of his insights, differ on a few, and feel there’s generally more to add.
Posted inOutdoors
More E-bike Crackdowns Come to Orange County
Following the trend of regulating e-bikes that local officials say pose a public safety concern, two more North Orange County cities are overhauling local ordinances to address those concerns.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Rynerson: E-bikes Aren’t the Problem; Unsafe Riders Are
E-bikes aren’t the problem – unsafe ebike-riders are. We should approach this issue that same way we do automobiles: a clear set of vehicle regulations and a clear set of operator safety laws. We don’t have different laws in every city for automobiles and we shouldn’t have them for e-bikes. Weak bicycle infrastructure and failure to enforce existing laws are part of the problem.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County’s Latest Wave of E-Bike Crackdowns
Following an Orange County Grand Jury report criticizing a lack of consistency in local efforts to regulate e-bikes, more Orange County cities are beefing up their policies to curb unsafe riding that pose safety concerns.
Posted inBuena Park
Buena Park Looks To Crack Down on E-bikes
Buena Park city council members are considering options to restrict electric bicycles on public streets, joining a growing list of Orange County officials trying to regulate e-bikes in recent years.
Posted inSan Clemente
San Clemente Tightens E-Bike Regulations
San Clemente city officials approved new regulations for electric bicycles that would hold parents liable if their child is riding recklessly or is cited by the sheriff’s department.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Grand Jury Blasts Uncoordinated Regulation of E-Bikes
Grand jurors found that regulations for e-bikes change city to city across Orange County despite efforts to implement broader rules for one of the county’s fastest growing transit options.
Posted inOutdoors
Orange County Supervisors Crack Down on E-Bikes
New rules are coming to unincorporated Orange County as supervisors look to crack down on e-bike misuse.
